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Tracheostomy in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome patients and follow-up: A parisian bicentric retrospective cohort.

Diane EvrardIgor JurcisinMaksud AssadiJuliette PatrierVictor TafaniNicolas UllmannJean-François TimsitPhilippe MontraversBéatrix BarryEmmanuel WeissSacha Rozencwajg
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Tracheostomy seems to be a safe procedure that could help ICU organization by delegating work to a separate team and favoring patient turnover by allowing faster transfer to step-down units. Following guidelines alone was found sufficient to prevent the risk of aerosolization and contamination of healthcare professionals.
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